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on the grounds here, you have a stone from the pentagon and a beam from the world trade center. that reminds us of our resolve as a people. they remind us that when we come together as one people and one community, one nation, then we prevail. that is who we are. this is a nation that exists because generations of american work to build it. a nation where out of many, we come together as one. those are the values that every veteran understands. those are values that this fire station understands. we have got to make sure that we return to those values. we do, then i guarantee you we will remind everybody around the world just why it is the united states is the greatest country on earth. thank you very much, everybody. god bless america. [applause] c-s [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [applause] >> now, house republican leaders respond to the january unemployment numbers. this is about 20 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. i am sure you are surprised to see me be first. we are going to shake things u
on the grounds here, you have a stone from the pentagon and a beam from the world trade center. that reminds us of our resolve as a people. they remind us that when we come together as one people and one community, one nation, then we prevail. that is who we are. this is a nation that exists because generations of american work to build it. a nation where out of many, we come together as one. those are the values that every veteran understands. those are values that this fire station...
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the guys who want more money from the pentagon should be focused on economic growth and not try to take a larger piece of a shrinking pie. i think the growth is the only way to get out -- 4% a year instead of obama's rate for a decade and you wipe out obama's accumulated debt and his first term, the $5 trillion he has run up. i think there are very important focuses on growth. when we see something in writing -- i am not going to get involved in some hypothetical because every once in awhile i explain a hypothetical and then it gets turned into more than i perhaps said or intended to say. but when something is written down -- and the good news is you have it written down, you put it on line for seven days, and the press and the american people look at it. nobody has to call me -- is this a tax increase? take a look at it. it will be either clearly a tax increase or not. we did not have any problems with the 2011 budget deal. it was not a tax increase. easy. the 2010 budget deal -- not a tax increase. we got lots of deals and nobody calls me on the phone wondering whether it is a tax inc
the guys who want more money from the pentagon should be focused on economic growth and not try to take a larger piece of a shrinking pie. i think the growth is the only way to get out -- 4% a year instead of obama's rate for a decade and you wipe out obama's accumulated debt and his first term, the $5 trillion he has run up. i think there are very important focuses on growth. when we see something in writing -- i am not going to get involved in some hypothetical because every once in awhile i...
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buchy served for three decades as as a pentagon official, commander of the third battalion fifth special force, had e led deployments to south asia and the persian gulf. in july 2001 he assumed the duties of military assistant to defense secretary donald rumsfeld and worked daily with the secretary for five and a half years. retiring from the army in 2005, he continued at the pentagon in a civilian capacity as secretary of defense for homeland defense in american security affairs. before joining us here this year, dr. buchy was a lead consultant to ibm on security policy. please join me in welcoming my colleague, steve buchy. steve? >> good afternoon and welcome to the heritage foundation. we are really glad to have everyone here. this particular subject is a very important one. it -- a year ago, the heritage foundation wrote a really fine report on the tragedy that occurred in japan. and now one year later, they have written a new one, which is again, an excellent analysis of what went on and what we can learn from our friends and allies in japan and how they dealt with this particular
buchy served for three decades as as a pentagon official, commander of the third battalion fifth special force, had e led deployments to south asia and the persian gulf. in july 2001 he assumed the duties of military assistant to defense secretary donald rumsfeld and worked daily with the secretary for five and a half years. retiring from the army in 2005, he continued at the pentagon in a civilian capacity as secretary of defense for homeland defense in american security affairs. before...
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a standing room only audience in the pentagon for this first ever event. so thank you. have a good afternoon. >>> tomorrow, the house plans to vote on a contempt of congress resolution b against attorney general general eric holder. after the house oversight committee passed the citation last week, when the attorney general failed to provide documents related to operation fast and furious. that vote takes place some time tomorrow afternoon, and you can see it on c-span. and also tomorrow, we expect the supreme court's ruling on the health care law to be released. we'll be outside the courtroom to get reaction from reporters, and we'll open our phone lines to get your opinions and comments. that decision is expected some time tomorrow morning, and we'll start our live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >> july 7th and 8th. book tv explores the culture of missouri state capital. >> this is the one we like to show to visitors when they come into the archives here. and this is a book about harriet tubman. it's called harriet: the moses of her people. and the s
a standing room only audience in the pentagon for this first ever event. so thank you. have a good afternoon. >>> tomorrow, the house plans to vote on a contempt of congress resolution b against attorney general general eric holder. after the house oversight committee passed the citation last week, when the attorney general failed to provide documents related to operation fast and furious. that vote takes place some time tomorrow afternoon, and you can see it on c-span. and also...
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it was the pentagon on a virginia's soil that was one of the places attacked on 9/11. i think that perhaps our roots going back to the first commander in chief, general and president george washington, give us that unique sense of history when it comes to serving in the military. while most said the jobs in the economy and get and things of that nature, economic issues, are at the forefront of people's minds, some of the events of the past few weeks have put the issue of foreign policy front and center once again. no matter what the economy needs, america's role as the leader of the free world is always an issue of importance not only for americans, but around the world. there are many uncertainties, and you see them on the daily news. the arab spring has created a number of new leaders in many places, egypt, libya, other places. mitt romney will be the leader, i believe, who will help to forge new strategic alliances and create a very clear policy for how we are going to deal with the mideast, and be sure that we are always vigilant in this ongoing war against al qaed
it was the pentagon on a virginia's soil that was one of the places attacked on 9/11. i think that perhaps our roots going back to the first commander in chief, general and president george washington, give us that unique sense of history when it comes to serving in the military. while most said the jobs in the economy and get and things of that nature, economic issues, are at the forefront of people's minds, some of the events of the past few weeks have put the issue of foreign policy front...
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the pentagon says the air force experienced 14 incidents from 2008 to 2010. the air force has been directed to modify the handle that engages the emergency oxygen system in its fleet of f-22 raptor fighter jets. >> welcome general retired greggry martin chair of the advisory board. major general noel jones, air force deputy chief of staff for operations plans and requirements, and major general charlie lyon, air combat commander's director of operations. the gentlemen on the panel represent nearly 12,000 flight airs in air force aircraft and extraordinary depth of experience to discuss the f-22 study in the way ahead. they are here to provide an update on the air force scientif scientifst air force study and discuss f-22 operations since flight resumed in september 2011. major general jones? >> thanks. ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. thanks for joining us here. today's update is on an issue of great importance to our air force and you, the media. the progress of the air force's scientificed advisory board stu on f-22 oxygen generation system. we agree w
the pentagon says the air force experienced 14 incidents from 2008 to 2010. the air force has been directed to modify the handle that engages the emergency oxygen system in its fleet of f-22 raptor fighter jets. >> welcome general retired greggry martin chair of the advisory board. major general noel jones, air force deputy chief of staff for operations plans and requirements, and major general charlie lyon, air combat commander's director of operations. the gentlemen on the panel...
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we heard from pentagon spokes mangonel it will who used "absurdity" multiple times talking about the threat from sequestration. republicans on capitol hill have accused the president of leading from behind and not tackling the issue head on. i spoke with senator john mccain late today who said he is having conversations with colleagues, trying to find an alternative. but at this point, there has not been a deal struck. bottom line, concern about the $1 million jobs related to the defense industry. national security is at stake. if a deal is not truck. layoff notices will go out to defense contractors in related businesses. sometime around election day. bret? >> bret: number of democrats and defense secretary expressed concern as well. mike, thank you. one in five seniors has a mental health or substance abuse problem. that is the conclusion of a new report that says aging baby boomers are having a hard time finding care for problems such as depression. it says the country is woefully lacking in healthcare worker, trained for mental health needs of older americans. now to another powe
we heard from pentagon spokes mangonel it will who used "absurdity" multiple times talking about the threat from sequestration. republicans on capitol hill have accused the president of leading from behind and not tackling the issue head on. i spoke with senator john mccain late today who said he is having conversations with colleagues, trying to find an alternative. but at this point, there has not been a deal struck. bottom line, concern about the $1 million jobs related to the...
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we have doubled the amount of money going to the pentagon in ten years. that's not counting oco. you add oco on top of that, and that is a huge piece. can we keep the best military and do it smarter with a little less money? i am confident we can. i especially am confident we can because of the leadership we have in the military which is represented here today very, very well. thank you very much. there will be obviously more questions for the record that some of us didn't get to and we look forward to a continuing dialog as we keep our military as ready as we possibly can and also figure out a way that we don't drown in debt about 15 or 20 years from now. thank you all very much. >> this afternoon we'll be live with the discussion on changes in nato and the impact of its new strategic concept. the panel is hosted by the british american society and george washington university's school of international affairs. in a look at emerging security challenges and nato's response to terrorism, piracy and cyber attacks and the discussion starts at 1:30 eastern live here on c-span 3. >> w
we have doubled the amount of money going to the pentagon in ten years. that's not counting oco. you add oco on top of that, and that is a huge piece. can we keep the best military and do it smarter with a little less money? i am confident we can. i especially am confident we can because of the leadership we have in the military which is represented here today very, very well. thank you very much. there will be obviously more questions for the record that some of us didn't get to and we look...
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i wanted to speak a little bit more about nixon's response to the pentagon papers being the downfall. rather than the fact that if he just -- and would you talk about that a little more. >> the pentagon papers had a study, as a military analysis, as a strategic study were about decisions, that it all happened in or behind or before 1968. president johnson, kennedy, eisenhower, actually, and mostly democrats. fdr and truman. there was no content in the pentagon papers that called into question the victim leadership or his own kind of decisions. all right? he could have let this go by as an enormously certainly but a leak and treated it in a standard perspective. but he drew attention to the issue first with the attempt to suppress the document, which invoked first amendment disputes and freedom of the press issues that were guaranteed to be explosive in american society and moved the conversation up to the level of the united states supreme court where, in fact, it was found against him and, second, when he could not achieve what he wanted on the surface, he referred to subterrainian t
i wanted to speak a little bit more about nixon's response to the pentagon papers being the downfall. rather than the fact that if he just -- and would you talk about that a little more. >> the pentagon papers had a study, as a military analysis, as a strategic study were about decisions, that it all happened in or behind or before 1968. president johnson, kennedy, eisenhower, actually, and mostly democrats. fdr and truman. there was no content in the pentagon papers that called into...
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how many decades were you in the pentagon? >> 20 years ago. more than 20 years ago. do you have a technical point to make or are you going to appeal to authority again? >> gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen. >> well -- >> there's only time -- >> i think -- want to finish here. i think that it's astonish that you were trained as an engineer and you have nothing technical to say. nothing at all. that's an interesting thing. >> that's not my job in this oh. >> right. >> -- in this. >> just to call people carpers. >> i want to make a statement, please. >> i'm sorry. >> that's okay. >> i don't want to be enter rutted. -- interrupted, is that right? >> yes, please interrupt me. i would love to have the exchange with you. >> i think we're having it. aren't we having it? >> yeah. looks like we are. i think that's good. states get nuclear weapons because they want to protect themselves. that's a big motivation. china -- >> not the sole motivation. >> it's not the sole motivation, that's true. they want to coerce other states. that's true, too. we could go through it in hundreds
how many decades were you in the pentagon? >> 20 years ago. more than 20 years ago. do you have a technical point to make or are you going to appeal to authority again? >> gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen. >> well -- >> there's only time -- >> i think -- want to finish here. i think that it's astonish that you were trained as an engineer and you have nothing technical to say. nothing at all. that's an interesting thing. >> that's not my job in this oh....
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. >>> next, a conversation on the $500 billion in automatic pentagon budget cuts that are scheduled to begin next january. a panel looks what the those spending cuts could mean for u.s. priorities. from the brookings institution, this is an hour and ten minutes. >> i'm peter singer. i'm very excited to welcome you all back to this discussion on sequestration and the nation's defense. as i wrote about in a recent article in politico, i'm a bit frustrated by a strange thing that's happening in defense politics today. now, rather than focusing on the very compromise of both, and i'll say the word, tax rather than revenue, and -- and entitlement reform, that the congressional supercommittee was intended to force. the discourt out there in defense discussions seemed to be a cross between two strategies. one is a deliberate strategy to maximize the lefl of panic over what it might mean for the u.s. military and national security. i think i can't resist but throwing across the idea that having more than 150,000 marines but that they would still somehow not be able to carry out a single contin
. >>> next, a conversation on the $500 billion in automatic pentagon budget cuts that are scheduled to begin next january. a panel looks what the those spending cuts could mean for u.s. priorities. from the brookings institution, this is an hour and ten minutes. >> i'm peter singer. i'm very excited to welcome you all back to this discussion on sequestration and the nation's defense. as i wrote about in a recent article in politico, i'm a bit frustrated by a strange thing that's...
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and the pentagon and the veterans affairs department host a conference on preventing suicide. kathleen sa beelhouse is expected to participate. live coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. >>> this weekend on american history tv, harvard professor john stoufr on the civil war and the movement to end slavery. >> it's one of the fascinating aspects of abolitionism is that when lincoln gives his inaugural, the abolitionists are still a minority and they are still despised. what transforms abolitionists into respected critics of the american scene is fort sumter. >> saturday night at 8:00 eastern. all from our series on the contenders. a look at eugene debs, a socialist candidate for president. sunday at 7:30 p.m. american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> the senate transportation committee questioned the nominee to be the head of the federal aviation administration. michael huerta is being questioned by the senators, as he's been nominated to be the head of the faa. senator questioned him about new pilot safety programs to address fatigue. this is just over an hour. the sen
and the pentagon and the veterans affairs department host a conference on preventing suicide. kathleen sa beelhouse is expected to participate. live coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. >>> this weekend on american history tv, harvard professor john stoufr on the civil war and the movement to end slavery. >> it's one of the fascinating aspects of abolitionism is that when lincoln gives his inaugural, the abolitionists are still a minority and they are still despised. what...
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they were one of the big contributors to the memorial at the pentagon. but, my friend, penny, who told me the story about it, i told them when i met them that somebody, a friend of mine had told me about paul already. and recently they have started, the ambroses have started a scholorship for public health doctors in paul's honor. they were at the ceremony where they were giving the scholarship, and my friend penny was in and she said i went up to sharon and said i'm penny. i'm the penny that told laura about paul. knows are the times i remember the most. they are hard, no doubt about it. any tragedy is difficult and any loss is difficult, but there's something babout it that is ver, very moving to me still. and i think to all americans really, when we get to hear the stories. and the other thing is how people want to tell the stories, they want you to know about what they lost and they want you to know what their personality was like. and that is both people that died on september 11th and people who have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. that is wha
they were one of the big contributors to the memorial at the pentagon. but, my friend, penny, who told me the story about it, i told them when i met them that somebody, a friend of mine had told me about paul already. and recently they have started, the ambroses have started a scholorship for public health doctors in paul's honor. they were at the ceremony where they were giving the scholarship, and my friend penny was in and she said i went up to sharon and said i'm penny. i'm the penny that...
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the pentagon is bringing the negotiating team home to the u.s. urian markets gained and then retreated after announcement of $125 billion bail-out for spain's banks. officials are portraying it as a bid to contain the continent widening recession and financial crisis felt around the world. here at home, markets were significantly down. the dow lost 143. the s&p 500 dropped 17. nasdaq off 49. the white house is in damage control. president people trying to dig their way out of the comment friday about the health of the private sector cheech white house correspondent ed henry has today's efforts. >> as president obama continues to take heat declaring the private sector is doing fine. white house spokesman carney today suggested the problem is the media took the comment out of context, not highlighting the public sector layoffs. >> in the recovery that has seen 4.3 million jobs in the private sector created. it's seen massive layoff of teachers, firefighters and police officers, reduction in the public sector. that it was context he was seeking. >>
the pentagon is bringing the negotiating team home to the u.s. urian markets gained and then retreated after announcement of $125 billion bail-out for spain's banks. officials are portraying it as a bid to contain the continent widening recession and financial crisis felt around the world. here at home, markets were significantly down. the dow lost 143. the s&p 500 dropped 17. nasdaq off 49. the white house is in damage control. president people trying to dig their way out of the comment...
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a new pentagon report revealed a partial remains of some 9/11 pentagon that guns were sent to a landfill after they couldn't be identified. the report is on the military's dover air force base mortuary for the use of putting partial unidentified remains in landfills was discontinued in 2008. when they take you to the pentagon for today's briefing on that report is about 40 minutes. >> i'm going to send charts. i don't normally do that but to understand what happened here come you've got to take a look at it. at the right to publicly thank the members of the piano, a very distinguished groups of americans that included general fred franks, caleb cage, kerry healey, verney fountain, jackie taylor who are mortuary subject matter experts, bruce parks turmeric salmon are snyder a farmer member of congress and medical.dear and very importantly, ms. stonecipher, very important to have run the panel as well. atlanta make sure you understand boberg told to do and what we were told to do so you can make sure to put this in perspective. of course we were told in a forward-looking manner about wheth
a new pentagon report revealed a partial remains of some 9/11 pentagon that guns were sent to a landfill after they couldn't be identified. the report is on the military's dover air force base mortuary for the use of putting partial unidentified remains in landfills was discontinued in 2008. when they take you to the pentagon for today's briefing on that report is about 40 minutes. >> i'm going to send charts. i don't normally do that but to understand what happened here come you've got...
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then in a little less than an hour, a pentagon briefing that includes an update on the oxygen system in the f-22 stealth fighter. now a hearing on efforts to help unemployed older workers. the senate special committee on aging heard from the government accountability office and the head of a local program that helps workers. this is about an hour. >>> good afternoon. we'd hike to thank our witnesses and at the same time welcome everyone attending today's hearing. while americans were hit hard by this recession, the ramifications for older workers were particularly severe. once older workers lost their jobs, they struggled far more than other groups to find work again. in 2007 less than one in four unemployed older workers was out of work for more than half a year. but only four years later more than half of unemployed workers over 55 are confronting long-term unemployment. as a bipartisan opinion in "the new york times" over the weekend stated, this problem is, quote, nothing short of a national emergency. one solution that shows real potential was developed in connecticut by one of
then in a little less than an hour, a pentagon briefing that includes an update on the oxygen system in the f-22 stealth fighter. now a hearing on efforts to help unemployed older workers. the senate special committee on aging heard from the government accountability office and the head of a local program that helps workers. this is about an hour. >>> good afternoon. we'd hike to thank our witnesses and at the same time welcome everyone attending today's hearing. while americans were...
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portions of the film were recorded in the pentagon's hall of heros. it was dedicated in 1968 by president lyndon johnson and contains the recipients of medal of honor. this aired from 1951 through 1975. the series focused on battles, figures and traditions in u.s. military history. >>> the long years stretched behind us into the past, forming corrs
portions of the film were recorded in the pentagon's hall of heros. it was dedicated in 1968 by president lyndon johnson and contains the recipients of medal of honor. this aired from 1951 through 1975. the series focused on battles, figures and traditions in u.s. military history. >>> the long years stretched behind us into the past, forming corrs
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pacific commander told a news briefing at the pentagon. the senate commerce subcommittee will talk about the impact of hurricane sandy on ins -- transportation systems in the northeast including rail and port infrastructure on c-span 3 at 10:30 a.m. eastern. in about 45 minutes, we will continue to examine the so- called fiscal cliff with called fiscal cliff with armstrong
pacific commander told a news briefing at the pentagon. the senate commerce subcommittee will talk about the impact of hurricane sandy on ins -- transportation systems in the northeast including rail and port infrastructure on c-span 3 at 10:30 a.m. eastern. in about 45 minutes, we will continue to examine the so- called fiscal cliff with called fiscal cliff with armstrong
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we have doubled the amount of money going to the pentagon in ten years. and that's not counting okoe on top of that and that is a huge piece. can we keep the best military and do it smarter, a little less money? i'm confident we can because of the leadership in the military which is represented here today very, very well. thank you very much. there will be more questions for the record that we department get to. we keep our military as ready as we possibly can and find out a way we don't drown in debt about 15 or 20 years from now. thank you all very much. >>> c-span's 2012 congressional directory has details on each member of the house and senate including contact information, district maps, and committee assignments. you can get your own copy for $12.95 plus shipping and handling at c-span.org/shop. >>> i thought it was important to write a book that moved peop people. how did they build over time? obama didn't come out of anywhere. also the tea party movement which seemed to come out of nowhere. occupy wall street. how about those, important things to
we have doubled the amount of money going to the pentagon in ten years. and that's not counting okoe on top of that and that is a huge piece. can we keep the best military and do it smarter, a little less money? i'm confident we can because of the leadership in the military which is represented here today very, very well. thank you very much. there will be more questions for the record that we department get to. we keep our military as ready as we possibly can and find out a way we don't drown...
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for that reason, i have directed the pentagon to make sure that we spare no effort in conducting a full investigation. i can assure the american people and the afghan people that we will follow the facts wherever they lead us, and we will make sure that anybody who was involved is held fully accountable with the full force of the law. yesterday, i met with general allen and ambassador crocker who were here in washington and i have extraordinary confidence in them and in the many americans who are serving in afghanistan and who have made extraordinary sacrifices to be there. today, i will be meeting with prime minister cameron, who is part of our broad coalition serving in afghanistan, and we'll have an opportunity to consult about the way forward as we prepare for the nato summit in chicago later this spring. so make no mistake. we have a strategy that will allow us to responsibly wind down this war. we're steadily transitioning to the afghans who are moving into the lead, and that's going to allow us to bring our troops home. already we're scheduled to remove 23,000 troops by the end o
for that reason, i have directed the pentagon to make sure that we spare no effort in conducting a full investigation. i can assure the american people and the afghan people that we will follow the facts wherever they lead us, and we will make sure that anybody who was involved is held fully accountable with the full force of the law. yesterday, i met with general allen and ambassador crocker who were here in washington and i have extraordinary confidence in them and in the many americans who...
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i talked to one of the key guys over there and i said how can i help you reform the pentagon. there must be people who have stopped -- >> i bet card and love giving that call. over norquist, how can i help? [laughter] spent i get lots of meat because i start all the meetings that way. i'm serious, we want to make the government more efficient and more effective, more transparent, make it cost less. and we are everyone's friend. transparency is a subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying the bush administration struggled and then together back in 2001. >> so that is the first cliff. what about the bush tax cuts going forward? >> i think if you went over, first of all you get towards the end, and if the republicans have played with a single, let's push it out of my for two weeks while we finish this, so you should never actually go over. just as you do with continuing resolutions. if you say look, given to, give it a month. >> this president is not going to extend. he knows that he loses his leverage that way. >> the republicans also have other leverage, continuing resolutions on
i talked to one of the key guys over there and i said how can i help you reform the pentagon. there must be people who have stopped -- >> i bet card and love giving that call. over norquist, how can i help? [laughter] spent i get lots of meat because i start all the meetings that way. i'm serious, we want to make the government more efficient and more effective, more transparent, make it cost less. and we are everyone's friend. transparency is a subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying...
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pentagon says it was not saying that at all. now that is cleared up, can we have a parade? no. no, apparently we still can't. the rest of the quote from that same spokesman after he said it wouldn't harm our efforts in afghanistan but we feel it would be in appropriate at this time given ongoing deployment and combat operations there, meaning afghanistan. same arguments being made by assistant secretary of defense, he was on npr yesterday. >> the iraq vets who now fighting on the battlefield in afghanistan and the feeling was that the appropriate time to have a national new york-style ticker tape parade was the time when combat troops were back home. >> to be clear, the iraq war is over. the idea is to hold a parade to mark the end of that specific war. not to mark the end of war altogether. military officer a decorated combat veteran of iraq and afghanistan wrote to me today on the subject to say this. if they are waiting until combat ops are over in afghanistan, who is to say this won't be another conflict somewhere else at th
pentagon says it was not saying that at all. now that is cleared up, can we have a parade? no. no, apparently we still can't. the rest of the quote from that same spokesman after he said it wouldn't harm our efforts in afghanistan but we feel it would be in appropriate at this time given ongoing deployment and combat operations there, meaning afghanistan. same arguments being made by assistant secretary of defense, he was on npr yesterday. >> the iraq vets who now fighting on the...
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the man from the pentagon who disagrees, making the pentagon's case on this matter, assistant secretary of defense, douglas wilson, thank you for being here. i appreciate the chance to talk with you about this. >> thank you for having me, i appreciate it. >> i think new york would go ahead with the parade to mark the end of the iraq war if the pentagon were saying no, don't do it. what is the harm? why are you stopping this from happening? >> rachel, i think we do need to have a conversation in this country about how to properly honor and welcome home those who served on the battlefield but i think we're having the wrong conversation. we're having a conversation about a major ticker tape parade in new york whether the giants, the new york giants deserve it and those who served in iraq do not, a very specious argument. >> i didn't say anything about the giants. >> i want to make the point that in terms of the new york ticker tape parade, those who were winding down the war in afghanistan are military leaders and troops who are fighting there, made clear last fall that they thought it was
the man from the pentagon who disagrees, making the pentagon's case on this matter, assistant secretary of defense, douglas wilson, thank you for being here. i appreciate the chance to talk with you about this. >> thank you for having me, i appreciate it. >> i think new york would go ahead with the parade to mark the end of the iraq war if the pentagon were saying no, don't do it. what is the harm? why are you stopping this from happening? >> rachel, i think we do need to have...
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portions of the military button and the veterans coming out of iran and afghanistan to go back into the pentagon to fill jobs there if those budgets weren't cut? >> i have not seen a direct correlation with that. some of the proposals coming out of the white house are about changing health care and changing retirement and, frankly, you know, i'm slightly opposed to those. there's been nothing that's been a direct correlation of cutting the workforce or preventing veterans. the administration over the last three years has overhauled the way we hired in this country. that's going to hire even more so the preference system is fixed so eight little bit more manageable so veterans preference isn't simply five points and good luck. they've made a concerted effort through executive order in 2009 so every government agency can hire vets, they can hire them, train them and bring them on so they continue their service in government. >> tuscaloosa, alabama. john, democrats line. >> caller: i'm a vietnam veteran and i have a son who just returned from iraq twice and deployed. he's having a problem readjusti
portions of the military button and the veterans coming out of iran and afghanistan to go back into the pentagon to fill jobs there if those budgets weren't cut? >> i have not seen a direct correlation with that. some of the proposals coming out of the white house are about changing health care and changing retirement and, frankly, you know, i'm slightly opposed to those. there's been nothing that's been a direct correlation of cutting the workforce or preventing veterans. the...
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to be clear, i am not one who opposes all cuts to the budget of the pentagon or our military. there is no question that there are reductions that need to be made. but as we seek to address our nation's fiscal crisis and reduce federal spending, there is no doubt that we need to understand what decisions are being made here in light of our constrained resources, what risks we are taking
to be clear, i am not one who opposes all cuts to the budget of the pentagon or our military. there is no question that there are reductions that need to be made. but as we seek to address our nation's fiscal crisis and reduce federal spending, there is no doubt that we need to understand what decisions are being made here in light of our constrained resources, what risks we are taking
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in other news today, the pentagon saying that the suggestion by senator john mccain for u.s. air strikes in syria will not work. that was the message delivered earlier today by the defense secretary leon panetta, as well as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general john dempsey. senator mccain questions how long the world should wait to prevent the slaughter of syrian civilians who have been killed. u.n. officials saying as many as 7,500 have been killed during the last 11 months. >>> in haiti former president bill clinton urging officials to stem the cholera outbreak that's killed more than 7,000 people in haiti since the country has been dealing with the devastations of the storms that have hurt the country. bill clinton made his remarks today as he toured a new hospital outside of port-au-prince. >>> let's focus on presidential politics. newt gingrich, the republican candidate, ignoring advice from rick santorum supporters who say he should drop out of this republican race. newt gingrich appearing on morning shows saying he is not convinced rick santorum can defea
in other news today, the pentagon saying that the suggestion by senator john mccain for u.s. air strikes in syria will not work. that was the message delivered earlier today by the defense secretary leon panetta, as well as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general john dempsey. senator mccain questions how long the world should wait to prevent the slaughter of syrian civilians who have been killed. u.n. officials saying as many as 7,500 have been killed during the last 11 months....
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have protection for whatever the press basically published, that is, "new york times" versus sullivan, pentagon papers, government documents, government secrets, and so on. but there would be no right of access under the first amendment by the press to government-held or controlled information. that was a very vital debate about the scope of the first amendment in the 1960s and '70s and into the 1980s. it should be -- again, now, i'm not saying that i think this particular supreme court would be favorable toward that. but when you think long term, you think several decades, and how principles develop, one of the things we should be thinking about in the united states is a first amendment right of access, especially to war zones. >> the last questioner began with the impact of technology, and i would just note here and ask the former television journalists for confirmation, the device with which one can take pictures of an event and then transmit those images back to some place, which used to be perhaps a crew of three or at one time four people who would drag some vast camera somewhere, the vid
have protection for whatever the press basically published, that is, "new york times" versus sullivan, pentagon papers, government documents, government secrets, and so on. but there would be no right of access under the first amendment by the press to government-held or controlled information. that was a very vital debate about the scope of the first amendment in the 1960s and '70s and into the 1980s. it should be -- again, now, i'm not saying that i think this particular supreme...
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double digit inflation are increases we are seeing a year over year and whether small business or the pentagon is saying -- i have two boys who were beginning their lives in the united states navy's of they are on a different health plan. i see what they are doing health care costs are impacting everybody across the board. i see we have to be smart about how we read the system of access superfluous costs spurted want to get to a point in time where the implications for medicare are real -- to where you can visit the doctor's office with some information on some level of transparency about what is being offered they can choose what procedures are available to them. and what the cost implications are. when was the last time you walked into a doctor's office and had a doctor explain the procedures and what they cost? nobody understands what the costs are a current that has to be coupled with better knowledge of real costs with an insurance program that does what insurance companies are supposed to do. they are supposed to take a risk and they're supposed to offer accessible policies which they ar
double digit inflation are increases we are seeing a year over year and whether small business or the pentagon is saying -- i have two boys who were beginning their lives in the united states navy's of they are on a different health plan. i see what they are doing health care costs are impacting everybody across the board. i see we have to be smart about how we read the system of access superfluous costs spurted want to get to a point in time where the implications for medicare are real -- to...
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they met here at the pentagon. they met of course in israel last fall, and they have met in canada. so they have a very good working relationship. and the clear message that these meetings send is that we have an unwavering commitment to the security of israel. that's reflected across the range of challenges that we both confront, and of course you saw the announcement on iron dome today which signals our continued commitment to israeli missile defense capabilities. while i can't get into the specifics of their discussion, i can say that they over the course of their dialogue over the past several months have discussed global and regional security challenges. and i think that reflects their discussion today. on the issue of pakistan and the discussions we're having with the pakastanis on the ground lines of communication, those discussions continue. and i don't want to get into the specifics at this stage, but we remain hopeful that the ground supply routes will remain open. and of course that's very important we believe to our effort in afghanistan. our supplies are sound, and the
they met here at the pentagon. they met of course in israel last fall, and they have met in canada. so they have a very good working relationship. and the clear message that these meetings send is that we have an unwavering commitment to the security of israel. that's reflected across the range of challenges that we both confront, and of course you saw the announcement on iron dome today which signals our continued commitment to israeli missile defense capabilities. while i can't get into the...
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sam houston, walter reed and the pentagon, and i want to the office of privacy and immigration. let's try that again, office of information and privacy appeals where i performed duties exclusively related to the appeals of the freedom of information act and privacy act requests. had congress -- >> this is the rebuttal, the office of privacy and information appeals? >> oipa, office of information and privacy appeals. >> your memory is better than mine. >> oh, ipa. i'm pretty sure that's what it was. >> okay. >> okay. >> i'm not sure what i just called it, but that's what -- that's what i've got written down which is not necessarily the same, i realize that. had congress not overridden president ford's veto of the -- of the 1974 foia amendments, i certainly wouldn't have had -- the fbi wouldn't have had the thousands of requests it got per year, and the deputy attorney general's, of which oipa was a part of, would not have had the hundreds of administrative appeals it had per year. so i thiank the congress in tha respect for overriding the veto. now dan, on the other hand, came to
sam houston, walter reed and the pentagon, and i want to the office of privacy and immigration. let's try that again, office of information and privacy appeals where i performed duties exclusively related to the appeals of the freedom of information act and privacy act requests. had congress -- >> this is the rebuttal, the office of privacy and information appeals? >> oipa, office of information and privacy appeals. >> your memory is better than mine. >> oh, ipa. i'm...
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from 2001 to 2010, the base pentagon budget, separate from the war effort, nearly doubled. in 2010, the united states spent more on defense than the next 17 countries combined. and more than half of the amount spent by those 17 countries was from seven nato countries and four other close allies, japan, south korea, australia and israel. last year admiral mullen argued that the flush defense budget had allowed the pentagon to avoid making difficult choices. he said, and i quote, with the increasing defense budget which is almost double, it hasn't forced us to make the hard trades. it hasn't forced us to prioritize. it hasn't forced us to do the analysis. end quote. we can no longer afford to have taxpayer resources spent without doing the analysis, without insuring that every dollar is spent efficiently and infectively invested. we can no longer go along with business as usual if we're going get our fiscal house in order. there is now wide bipartisan consensus that all spending, including spending at the pentagon must be on the table as we figure out how to get our finances
from 2001 to 2010, the base pentagon budget, separate from the war effort, nearly doubled. in 2010, the united states spent more on defense than the next 17 countries combined. and more than half of the amount spent by those 17 countries was from seven nato countries and four other close allies, japan, south korea, australia and israel. last year admiral mullen argued that the flush defense budget had allowed the pentagon to avoid making difficult choices. he said, and i quote, with the...
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to be clear, i am not one who opposes all cuts to the budget of the pentagon or our military. there is no question that there are reductions that need to be made. but as we seek to address our nation's fiscal crisis and reduce federal spending, there is no doubt that we need to understand what decisions are being made here in light of our constrained resources, what risks we are taking on as a nation, and i'm concerned that there is a disconnect between our military capabilities and the number of the budget that you have been handed under the budget control act from congress. secretary panetta said, "let me be clear. you can't take half a trillion dollars out of the defense budget and not incur additional risk." there is no margin for error. as president reagan said in 1983, we must make sure that any adversary who thinks about attacking the united states or our allies or our vital interests concludes that the risks to him outweigh any potential gains. i don't believe that creating a u.s. military with no margin for error is the best way to assure our allies or to deter our po
to be clear, i am not one who opposes all cuts to the budget of the pentagon or our military. there is no question that there are reductions that need to be made. but as we seek to address our nation's fiscal crisis and reduce federal spending, there is no doubt that we need to understand what decisions are being made here in light of our constrained resources, what risks we are taking on as a nation, and i'm concerned that there is a disconnect between our military capabilities and the number...
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guest: the pentagon does not feel that way, i can tell you that. the arab uprising began because people of those countries were frustrated with decades of oppression and absence of opportunities. if the united states and israel wanted to best protect their interests, they would have kept the status quo. they were doing fine with arab dictators happy to sell them oil and protecting the peace treaty with israel and protect american interests. there is no angle for a conspiracy to destabilize and overthrow regimes who had been entirely happy to work with american and israeli interests. actually, the conspiracy theory is wrong. also, it does not make any sense. host: the next caller is an independent. caller: unlike the united states to stay out of it. this is a war between two muslim factions. -- i would like the united states to stay out of it. the arab faction is sunnis. the persian muslims are the other branch or whatever. we should stay out of these things. these idiots that are so anti- jewish, we ought to kick them out of the country and send th
guest: the pentagon does not feel that way, i can tell you that. the arab uprising began because people of those countries were frustrated with decades of oppression and absence of opportunities. if the united states and israel wanted to best protect their interests, they would have kept the status quo. they were doing fine with arab dictators happy to sell them oil and protecting the peace treaty with israel and protect american interests. there is no angle for a conspiracy to destabilize and...
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navy judge advocate at the pentagon. lieutenant colonel huntinghorse has participated in deployments in iraq and afghanistan. please join me in thanking him for his continued service and welcoming him here today. lieutenant colonel huntinghorse. >> thank you. good morning. and it is my pleasure to introduce the president of the national congress of american indians, president jefferson keel, lieutenant-governor of the nation of oklahoma and was re-elected to the president of ncai. i am here today to represent the american and alaskan native service members and veterans and it is an honor to serve and protect all citizens of the united states including members of america any first nations. today, there are tens of thousands of active duty service members and over 300,000 native veterans who know the great sacrifice to protect our freedom and our sovereignty. one of these great veterans is jefferson keel. president keel himself a retired u.s. army officer with over 20 years of active duty service. he has translated that se
navy judge advocate at the pentagon. lieutenant colonel huntinghorse has participated in deployments in iraq and afghanistan. please join me in thanking him for his continued service and welcoming him here today. lieutenant colonel huntinghorse. >> thank you. good morning. and it is my pleasure to introduce the president of the national congress of american indians, president jefferson keel, lieutenant-governor of the nation of oklahoma and was re-elected to the president of ncai. i am...
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host: what is on the table for the pentagon? guest: everything can be cut, but the president has the power to exempt military personnel, and he has indicated that he would do that. everything else is basically on the table. weapons systems, operations maintenance accounts, protected service member salary, all of those services are part of the great man's budget. host: what about procurement? caller: things that they buy. -- guest: things that they buy. and again, all of those programs, like the 30 -- like a fighter jet, that is on the table as well. host: military construction, what is that? guest of the money that the military spends to build the bases and various other facilities. host: testing and evaluation, is that big money? guest: it can be. before weapons systems are built there is a whole research and development fund. host: let's talk about what is not on the table. guest: the military personnel are not on the table. retirement, mandatory spending, not on the table. pensions for people who have retired from the militar
host: what is on the table for the pentagon? guest: everything can be cut, but the president has the power to exempt military personnel, and he has indicated that he would do that. everything else is basically on the table. weapons systems, operations maintenance accounts, protected service member salary, all of those services are part of the great man's budget. host: what about procurement? caller: things that they buy. -- guest: things that they buy. and again, all of those programs, like the...
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frank covered the pentagon budget well. you hear the horrible inside the beltway term" discretionary defense spending". it's everything else you think the government does. we talked about what would the sequester do for florida? u.s. army corp. doesn't know what to plan yet because they don't know the budget figures for next year. that makes them conservative about what they do. there's a good chance in january if the people mess up and get the sequester nobodiments to hit, you have programs cut by 8%. dot programs, department of education programs, really, most of what you think of the government takes an 8% haircut across the board as if a robot were doing this. it is chaotic. it's more than 8%. in the first half of the year, they spend at a higher level. it's deep cuts quickly and pay severance on top of that because the line items that pay out quickly are salaries and budget. if we hit sequester, the federal government does not shut down, but not agenting as well as it could. nih has a hard time running. scientists wait
frank covered the pentagon budget well. you hear the horrible inside the beltway term" discretionary defense spending". it's everything else you think the government does. we talked about what would the sequester do for florida? u.s. army corp. doesn't know what to plan yet because they don't know the budget figures for next year. that makes them conservative about what they do. there's a good chance in january if the people mess up and get the sequester nobodiments to hit, you have...
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and then, the pentagon chief has details on the debate between the justice department and pentagon concerning benefits for same-sex military spouses. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> good morning. it's the "washington journal" more for march 24, 2012. louisiana hold its primary. make assure to check in on our website. that's at cspan.org for forcing and results. and -- forbes. and monday, the supreme court argues the health law for three days and you can hear same-day audio in the afternoon around 1:00 eastern. and washington tonight, it is the annual gridiron dinner. it is comprised of high ranking journalists. that takes place tonight. president obama weighed in on the shooting of travon martin at the rose garden. we want to get your thoughts on what he said, about the case and what impack it might have long term. and here's how you can do so this morning -- host: a variety of papers with the remarks made about the rose garden yesterday. this
and then, the pentagon chief has details on the debate between the justice department and pentagon concerning benefits for same-sex military spouses. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> good morning. it's the "washington journal" more for march 24, 2012. louisiana hold its primary. make assure to check in on our website. that's at...
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world trade center and the pentagon, what we got was a basic structure of al qaeda's base in afghanistan. they fought across the border in the tribal areas of pakistan. we have been attacking them with mostly with drone aircraft. we remember last may 2nd his compound and killing most of the other senior leaders of al qaeda. so in terms of that basic metric, we went after al qaeda and the bases. you could argue that's been pretty successful. there was a broader goal after they were driven by power by u.s. forces and their afghan allies in that 2001 campaign. that's gone less well. we still have to see what the situation is and the key battleground provinces in the south. and in the east near the area where the so-called hikani network, a very toughed well organized forces is based. the strategy the u.s. had followed what we called counter insurgency was to secure population centers, blanket the area with u.s. and afghan forces, bring in good governance, you know, it was a basic nation building strategy. and that's had mixed results. i think we have to be honest. afghan officials have not
world trade center and the pentagon, what we got was a basic structure of al qaeda's base in afghanistan. they fought across the border in the tribal areas of pakistan. we have been attacking them with mostly with drone aircraft. we remember last may 2nd his compound and killing most of the other senior leaders of al qaeda. so in terms of that basic metric, we went after al qaeda and the bases. you could argue that's been pretty successful. there was a broader goal after they were driven by...
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. >> i was in the pentagon in those years. and i remember, i was served as the white house. that's how i met bill and all those guys. but i was told one day when lanny called and anything that the vice president asked for, i mean, i'm sorry, kenny o'donnell called and said anything the vice president asks for from the pentagon, you got to clear it here. anything, you know. a plane ride, an extra aides or what have you. i thought well, you know, when johnson becomes president, haven't been subjected to that and it will be another world. it wasn't long before he called with the same instruction. you lived in those presidential years. >> yes, but i had left to organize the peace corps. i was close to shriver, whose deputy i became, and i didn't have that much exposure to lbj during that period of time. i would get it reflected from schreiber sometimes. >> let me add to this while we're on the humphrey thing. i was at a the 1968 convention. it's always been my sense that johnson really wanted the convention to draft him. and had they had done that, that he would have come back a
. >> i was in the pentagon in those years. and i remember, i was served as the white house. that's how i met bill and all those guys. but i was told one day when lanny called and anything that the vice president asked for, i mean, i'm sorry, kenny o'donnell called and said anything the vice president asks for from the pentagon, you got to clear it here. anything, you know. a plane ride, an extra aides or what have you. i thought well, you know, when johnson becomes president, haven't been...
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the attack on the seat of military power in the pentagon. and except for the courage of the passengers on the flight that was brought down in shanksville, pennsylvania, undoubtedly an attack on the seat of political power, either the white house or the congress, the capitol. and it was a day none of us will ever forget. the president of the united states properly recognized that the purpose of terrorism was to terrorize and to alter our behavior and to cause us to change the way we live. and he did something, made a decision that was notably different from our country's behavior through different administrations of both political parties in the preceding period. decided that they had to go on the offense. and to use the phrase that was cited earlier, that given the lethality of weapons in this decade, a decade of after 2001, and the risk that it could be not 3,000 people killed but 300,0 300,000, caused him to conclude that he had to declare a war on that and do everything conceivable not to defend only but to reach out and make everything t
the attack on the seat of military power in the pentagon. and except for the courage of the passengers on the flight that was brought down in shanksville, pennsylvania, undoubtedly an attack on the seat of political power, either the white house or the congress, the capitol. and it was a day none of us will ever forget. the president of the united states properly recognized that the purpose of terrorism was to terrorize and to alter our behavior and to cause us to change the way we live. and he...
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that wraps up today's four briefings from the pentagon. looking at 2013 budget requests of the defense department. you can see president obama's fiscal 2013 budget request at our web site, c-span.org. we have posted their along with other budget resources. at the president's remarks from earlier today and congressional reaction. that is all at c-span.org. with this being budget week on capitol hill, we have set up a facebook question for your reaction to the budget released earlier. we want to know what your priorities are for the next federal budget. the 02 facebook -- go to facebook.com/cspan to offer your thoughts. the house doubled in earlier today for a short pro-forma session. they will return to more for legislative work. this week, the house and senate debate highway and transportation programs for the next several years. the house bill makes a number of changes to current federal transit programs. the chamber could consider extending payroll tax cuts and long-term unemployment benefits. you can follow the house live here on c-span
that wraps up today's four briefings from the pentagon. looking at 2013 budget requests of the defense department. you can see president obama's fiscal 2013 budget request at our web site, c-span.org. we have posted their along with other budget resources. at the president's remarks from earlier today and congressional reaction. that is all at c-span.org. with this being budget week on capitol hill, we have set up a facebook question for your reaction to the budget released earlier. we want to...
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host: and what can we expect in the pentagon budget? guest: the pentagon budget has been reduced compared with where it was projected to go. the defense department laid out a lot of the detls already. it is definitely a tighter budget. they are no longer saying that they will have the ability of fighting two wars at once. they are -- it is definitely a much tighter pentagon budget than we're used to seeing. of course, the bigger question around the pentagon is there are some looming much bigger cs of about a half trillion dollars in defense cuts that would kick in for 2013nd of this year port unless congress finds a way to replace those with other deposit reductions. >> laura, thank you very much for your time. first, will you download the free app that allows you to read all ur volumes of the budget? gut: yes, luckily i don't have to do it. my news room has a system for getting all the information to our compers for us. the process is amazing. the news media has a process as well. there's an enormous amount of time spent looking at the
host: and what can we expect in the pentagon budget? guest: the pentagon budget has been reduced compared with where it was projected to go. the defense department laid out a lot of the detls already. it is definitely a tighter budget. they are no longer saying that they will have the ability of fighting two wars at once. they are -- it is definitely a much tighter pentagon budget than we're used to seeing. of course, the bigger question around the pentagon is there are some looming much bigger...
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a new york times columnist quotes william perry saying that if he were in the pentagon he would recommend military invention. madeleine albright, also. nick burns, same thing. it is getting a little late. is the obama administration making a mistake? >> easy for them to say. first of all, the sanctions that they have been posed are working. they proposed new sanctions. the foreign-exchange holdings the syrians had are virtually gone, and they've gone to the the russians have said how are you going to pay it back? that is the problem -- the trouble they're in now. now, weigh that against the carnage that is taking place on the ground, and of course, the longer you wait, the worse it gets on the ground. you cannot say the status quo is holding for the syrians. they are in trouble and they're about to collapse. >> nick burns is quoted, the former state department official, saying arab states are asking where is the united>> where are the arab states in this? it is a middle east problem. is turkey going to come in on our side? they would not come in our side for iraq. they have no stomach for
a new york times columnist quotes william perry saying that if he were in the pentagon he would recommend military invention. madeleine albright, also. nick burns, same thing. it is getting a little late. is the obama administration making a mistake? >> easy for them to say. first of all, the sanctions that they have been posed are working. they proposed new sanctions. the foreign-exchange holdings the syrians had are virtually gone, and they've gone to the the russians have said how are...